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Macrophages, Alveolar

"Macrophages, Alveolar" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Round, granular, mononuclear phagocytes found in the alveoli of the lungs. They ingest small inhaled particles resulting in degradation and presentation of the antigen to immunocompetent cells.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Macrophages, Alveolar" by people in this website by year, and whether "Macrophages, Alveolar" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 39 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2021
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